Here are this year’s winners: Palme d’Or: Anatomy of a Fall -Justine Triet Grand Prix: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer Director: Tran Anh Hung – The Pot au Feu Actor: Kōji Yakusho – Perfect Days (Wim Wenders) Actress: Merve Dizdar – About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Jury Prize: Fallen Leaves – Aki […]
The Beasts
Based on a bone-chilling true story, THE BEASTS was the Best Film winner at this year’s Goya Awards. Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s uncomfortable thriller is indeed a better film than many of the more celebrated ones from the past year. Impeccable directing, acting, and photography. Stream it this weekend only at Seattle International Film Festival. https://www.goelevent.com/SIFF/e/TheBeasts
100 Years of Warner Bros.
4-part documentary 100 YEARS OF WARNER BROS. narrated by Morgan Freeman premiered at Cannes Film Festival yesterday. The first two parts titled The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of and Clint, Kubrick, and Kryptonite are on Max today. The next two parts will follow on June 1.
Let The River Flow
Young teacher Ester struggles with whether to fit in with her colleagues or embrace her identity and stand up to injustices against her people in LET THE RIVER FLOW. The well-crafted period drama involving the indigenous Sami people of Norway is streaming this week via Seattle International Film Festival.
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip To Gibberitia
ERNEST & CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA is a worthy sequel to the original, animated with the same watercolor-effect. The two friends again find themselves in trouble with the law, this time standing up against a fascist regime that banned music. It has a lot of sweet silliness and a fantastic soundtrack. GKIDS will release […]
Adolfo
Sofia Auza’s ADOLFO is a 70-minute hidden gem among this year’s virtual Seattle International Film Festival streaming selections. It’s a simple, heartfelt film about two troubled souls connecting over the course of one night. It is visually pleasing with a lovely ambient score. Fans of Before Sunrise should check it out.
Seattle International Film Festival Virtual Lineup
Those fancy folks might be living it up in Cannes, but you can catch some great festival films from the comfort of your home as Seattle International Film Festival streaming week kicks off. Here’s a Letterboxd list of the Seattle virtual lineup: https://letterboxd.com/filmfestival/list/seattle-international-film-festival-2023-1/ https://www.siff.net/festival/film-finder-2023?pagesize=12&program=1789&genre=&director=&country=
The Fishbowl
I had missed LA PECERA (The Fishbowl) at Sundance and got a chance to view it via Seattle International Film Festival. The many haunting shots throughout and Isel Rodriguez’s performance as a woman with terminal cancer make it stand out. It is great to see new talent coming out of Puerto Rican cinema.
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
Margarethe von Trotta’s INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT from Seattle International Film Festival is an atypical biopic that mostly concentrates on the writer’s troubled relationship with Max Frisch and chooses not to explore some other aspects of her life. Vicky Krieps is remarkable as usual.
Confessions of a Good Samaritan
I thought Penny Lane’s Hail Satan? was the most hilarious documentary ever. In CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN from Seattle International Film Festival, we find out that she later donated a kidney to a complete stranger. The film is informative, humorous, and will hopefully encourage more organ donations.